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Added on: 06/28/2021

Malawi’s LGBTI Community Marches, Petitions Government for Change

06/27/2021

BLANTYRE, MALAWI – In Malawi, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and inter-sex (LGBTI) community Saturday held their first ever pride parade in the capital, Lilongwe,…

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Added on: 06/27/2021

Dutch leader tells Hungary: If you don’t like LGBT rights, you can leave the E.U.

6/26/2021

The dispute between a number of European Union leaders and Hungary over LGBT rights grew emotional after a meeting on Thursday, with Hungarian leader Viktor Orban’s peers…

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Added on: 06/27/2021

Turkey police bash LGBT pride parade in Istanbul

6/26/21

Turkey’s far-right ruling party, which is known for its frequent homophobic remarks, sent its police to attack a peaceful LGBT pride parade in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey’s…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Respect LGBT rights or leave EU, Hungary’s Orban told

6/25/21

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had some strong words for his Hungarian counterpart, Victor Orban on Thursday (June 24) – respect LGBT rights, or leave the European…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Japanese Olympic Committee names first transgender member

6/25/21

A transgender former fencer hailed a “massive change” in Japan’s LGBTQ awareness after being appointed to the Japanese Olympic Committee’s board of directors just weeks before the…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy

6/25/2021

Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday, a major stride for LGBT…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Transgender job quota law seen ‘changing lives’ in Argentina

6/25/21

A law reserving 1% of Argentina’s public sector jobs for transgender people will transform everyday life for the country’s trans community, LGBT+ activists said on Friday after…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Egor Teryannikov and Ruslan Savolainen — QueerFest, Russia

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What led to the founding of QueerFest? Ruslan Savolainen [R]: Everything started in 2008 when the LGBT group “Coming Out” appeared in Russia; it was one of…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Alla Chikinda — Resource Center for LGBT, Russia

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How did you initially become involved in activism? What led you to join the Resource Center for LGBT [people] in Yekaterinburg? There is one answer to both…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

India LGBTI: An Emergence of Acceptance of the LGBTI Community

Alturi Project Strategist

Historical Context Moving forward in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) human rights is challenging, especially with additional obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. More importantly,…

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Added on: 06/25/2021

School principal ‘tried to censor’ queer graduate’s moving valedictorian speech. It backfired, spectacularly

06/25/2021

Bryce Dershem was sharing his turbulent experience of coming out at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, when his microphone was muted. Wearing a Pride…

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Added on: 06/25/2021

PrEP decreases HIV incidence by nearly 80% in west African men, despite suboptimal adherence

06/25/2021

HIV incidence among west African men taking PrEP fell by 79%, when compared to an earlier cohort of men who did not have access to PrEP. This…

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Added on: 06/24/2021

Ministry takes aim at LGBT with changes to shariah law

06/24/2021

PETALING JAYA: The religious affairs ministry is proposing amendments to widen the scope of an existing shariah law used against people who are alleged to have insulted…

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Added on: 06/23/2021

Polish education minister says LGBT march ‘insult to public morality’

06/23/2021

Poland’s education minister said on Wednesday a march held in support of equal rights for LGBT people was an “insult to public morality” and questioned whether participants…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy

06/22/2021

OTTAWA, June 22 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

Vatican condemned for ‘unprecedented interference’ in Italian bid to outlaw anti-LGBT+ hate

06/22/2021

The Vatican has stated its opposition to an Italian bill that would help protect LGBT+ people from discrimination in an “unprecedented” move. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

At Shanghai Job Fair, Advocates Call for More LGBT Inclusion

06/22/2021

SHANGHAI — Lauren Qiang used to live a double life: She pretended to be straight at home but wasn’t worried about her sexual orientation while at work….

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Added on: 06/22/2021

‘We’re not hiding’: Gay and lesbian Russians say a cultural shift is underway

06/21/2021

When Lisa Androshina threw her first lesbian party in Moscow in 2017, she had low expectations. “We wanted to just gather with our friends and just listen…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Israel’s Foreign Ministry waves LGBTQ Pride flag for first time

06/21/2021

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid instructed his ministry to raise an LGBT pride flag outside its Jerusalem headquarters in honor of Pride Month for the first time on…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Stonewall Inn to pour Bud Light down the drain in Anheuser-Busch protest

06/21/2021

The owners of the Stonewall Inn in New York say they will not serve some beers at the famous LGBTQ+ bar during Pride weekend – and will…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

V.A. Plans to Offer Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Transgender Veterans

06/20/2021

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to offer gender confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, announced over the weekend at a…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Rizal birthday becomes celebration of LGBTQ freedoms in Baguio

06/20/2021

The pedestrian lane in front of Baguio’s Rizal Park was repainted last week with all the colors of the rainbow, in time for the celebration of a…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Intersex youth’s search for acceptance continues

06/20/2021

The son of a poor shoemaker in Lahore, 22-year-old Muhammad Waqas continues to fight the stigma surrounding his intersex condition. The youth was reportedly born with diphallia,…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Turkey’s ruling coalition demonises LGBT communities to keep support, weaken opposition

06/20/2021

Turkey’s ruling government is agitating against the country’s LGBT community in a bid to rebuild polarise society further for political gain, researcher Tunay Altay wrote in Bianet…

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Added on: 06/20/2021

Warsaw Gay Pride Parade Back After Backlash, Pandemic

6/19/21

The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw on Saturday for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break —…

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Added on: 06/20/2021

Euro 2020: Proposal to illuminate Munich arena in LGBT+ colors for visit of Hungary

6/19/21

Ahead of Germany’s third Euro 2020 group game against Hungary in Munich on Wednesday, city councilors in the Bavarian capital have put forward a motion to have…

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Added on: 06/20/2021

Council of Europe Adopts Resolutions Protecting LGBTI People

6/19/21

The Congress of the Council of Europe adopted two resolutions protecting the LGBTI community from discrimination and hatred at its 40th Session on Wednesday. The resolutions followed…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

Two Trans Women Elected to Congress for First Time in Mexico’s History

6/18/21

For the first time in the country’s history, two trans women have been elected to Congress in Mexico. Maria Clemente Garcia and Salma Luevano are members of…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland’s Fight for LGBTQ Rights

6/18/21

This year, like every year for the past 20, Szymon Niemiec will wear a rainbow-colored stole at the Equality Parade in the Polish capital of Warsaw on…

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Added on: 06/18/2021

South Africa’s patchwork treatment of refugees and asylum seekers shows much to be done to ensure human rights for all

06/17/2021

World Refugee Day is commemorated each year on 20 June to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world and of efforts to protect their…